Blue Willow Inn Gift Shops

Hooray for the Blue Willow Inn Restaurant!
I am visiting my family in and around the Atlanta area and have wanted nothing but sweet tea and southern food to eat. Well, mommy did it again by setting up a tiny little «reunion luncheon» with some of my great aunts – it was a «blue haired ladies day out» at the Blue Willow Inn… my mom said she hadn’t felt so young in years next to all these old women… funny.
We arrived a little after most of the others, but that was okay as they were relaxing in these beautiful rocking chairs that lined the front of the old southern plantation home that has since been turned into an Inn and Restaurant with a fantastic Gift Shop. We greeted everyone and proceeded to our table.
We had two servers greet us with HUGE southern smiles broadcast upon both their faces. They offered us sweet tea – as much as we could drink – and flat ware, lots of plates and napkins so that we could enjoy ourselves at any of the massive buffet tables set up throughout the large foyer. WOW! Here I go…
Now, to be honest, I am not a lover of the buffet style dinning. I feel like the only thing that ever truly gets accomplished at these places is a larger waistline… but I am on vacation, so YOLO!
I started with some dumplings, some really good dumplings. I moved over to the mac n cheese area, yep, I am getting that too. Next I spotted some fried green tomatoes… oh yes, I will be grabbing those too. Then the collards, then the cornbread, then the fried chicken, then the… OMG, my plate is really full. So I went to the table to work on what I had.
Pretty soon, I heard one of my great aunts talking about cabbage… help me save some room – I LOVE CABBAGE! I got a clean plate and headed in for more. Do you see why normally I am not a fan of buffet dinning? Yep, no self control! But it was ALL SO GOOD!!!
After all of that, it was dessert time. Double WOW!!! There was peach cobbler, banana pudding, coconut cake, pound cake, the list goes on and on. I feel like the chef here doesn’t want me in that tiny little NYE dress… it’s okay, I will starve tomorrow… lol
I grabbed up LOTS of dessert and thought, «I will get another sweet tea once I get back to the table to wash this all down with,» but guess what? When I arrived the server had already filled my tea, brought more napkins, cleared the dishes and was chopping it up with some of the old ladies at the table. Excellent service!
I asked the girl if the only clientele here were elderly, and she replied, «Yes ma’am, all old ladies and a few old men.» Apparently this is why they add the tip into each plate, and for about $ 20 they deserve more of a tip than the tiny 10% that is added. My mommy gave more, a lot more, to make up for the older ladies we were dining with – one who actually complained about the tip being added – see, that’s why they have to do it.
I really loved the food at Blue Willow Inn, I enjoyed the Gift Shop and truly had a wonderful time visiting with my extended family members. Thank you Blue Willow Inn for making it so perfect.
Southern Hospitality at It’s Best!
Still catching up on my Thanksgiving reviews… thank you for being patient. This was before that awful foot surgery… I am just happy I could visit my fam and teach them about Unilocal.
Stephani Smiles for Blue Willow Inn ;)

I had the opportunity to stop in the gift shop before having dinner at the end. Judy demonstrated extraordinary kindness.
For me, she is the personification of southern hospitality!

The one gift I wanted to get was a sign that that said «Redneck Welcome Mat: GO AWAY»

Chochtkes galore! Fun southern country home type stuff. A great place to go after the buffet food coma.